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America's Cup- A look inside Oracle Team USA's building facility

by Sail-World on 27 Dec 2012
Oracle Team USA’s second wingsail passes Westhaven en route to the Port of Auckland and delivery to San Francisco Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz

Just before Christmas a special package left Core Builders Composites in Warkworth, New Zealand bound for Oracle Team USA in San Francisco.

The accelerated building program should result in the new wingsail arriving in California in January, and will be stepped in the rebuilt AC72, USA-17 in early February.

The team from Core Builders Composites tell their story on this video

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